We used to do/get them all the time when I was little...not so much anymore...but I'm going to do them with both DS's kindergarten classes....any help would be good...I have random candy...thought I'd use cups with pipe cleaner handles...thats all i can come up with!

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I've never heard of this. Is it like an Easter basket?

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I have not heard of this tradition as well. Now I have heard of a May pole..

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When I was a very little girl, about 55 years ago, we (neighborhood friends) would make May Day Baskets out of paper and put flowers (probably dandelions!) in them and hang them on people's doors.
Then we would ring the door bell and RUN!
i have no idea why we did this and we moved when I was 7 and I can't remember ever doing it in the new neighborhood.

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I did May baskets when I was in grade school, made cones out of construction paper and taped a handle on it, filled it with little candies, hung it on the neighbors door knobs rang the bell and ran to hide. I loved it. (OK - this was roughly 40 yrs ago, but still! It was fun!)

My son did this once in our neighborhood when he was about 6 - seems like no one knows about it anymore. Too bad - it's a nice thing to do.

I've never heard of this either...interesting! We live in a fairly new neighborhood so there are hardly any trees...so I don't know where my kids would run to hide.

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About 10 years ago we received a mayday basket. It was a tradition thing in the neighborhood. The little ones would make small baskets (normally a pretty paper cup with a pipe cleaner handle) with a small plant in it. Usually the plant was just one out of a 6 pack. It was very sweet. One I remember had the saying "April showers bring May flowers" It was very sweet. I know my one neighbor used to take them with her little kids to all the elderly in the neighborhood, and they just loved it!

I've never heard of them either

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My kids have done them in the past, and the neighbors love it. We usually use plastic/paper cups with pipe cleaners and then fill with popped popcorn, m&ms etc. I can't remember what happens though if the neighbor catches you. I did this as a kid and it was fun to carry on the tradition.

We did it with another class a few years back - the teacher I co-taught with was about 50. I think it is such a nice tradition - can we bring it back?????